Wrong Turns on the Wallaby Track:Australian SF Fandom 1960-75, Pt2 w/Leigh Edmonds, Perry Middlemiss скачать в хорошем качестве

Wrong Turns on the Wallaby Track:Australian SF Fandom 1960-75, Pt2 w/Leigh Edmonds, Perry Middlemiss

Part 2 continues the story of Australian fan history. Historian Leigh Edmonds and Perry Middlemiss begin with a discussion of the cultural environment (and censorship) in Australia of the period, the raid on John Foyster’s home and the intersection of real politics with fandom. Especially interesting is the conversation about the campaign to bring the Worldcon to Australia, from changes needed to the WSFS constitution, to the origins of DUFF, and to the bidding publicity Australian fans courted with Anti-Fan (staring Paul Stevens as Anti-Fan). You’ll hear about the beginnings of the Australian SF writing community, Ursula Le Guin’s connection with the Aussiecon Writer’s Workshop, and the emerging uniquely Australian convention tradition. The discussion wraps up with anecdotes about the Worldcon itself (including the Tucker fund), and its sizable impact on local fandom. Finally, there’s Q&A with the audience. The zoom session is great fun and well worth watching. Leigh Edmonds is an Australian historian, and a very long-term science fiction fan. His history of science fiction fandom in Australia, Proud and Lonely; a history of science fiction fandom in Australia 1936-1975 part 1, will be published in 2024 by Norstrilia Press. Perry Middlemiss is a fanwriter, editor and podcaster as well as a former Worldcon chair. Many thanks also to Robin Johnson for providing tech support for Leigh. For more fan history, go to https://fanac.org and https://fancyclopedia.org . If you enjoyed this video, please subscribe to our channel.